850 Recruitmen (2/2)
Helga, who just joined Fang Yuan's team, worked with Wilson and a few others to carry a cumbersome chest, following Fang Yuan out of the auction house.
Minus one-tenth of the fifty thousand gold coins as the commission and the three thousand gold coins used to ransom Helga, there were still forty-two thousand gold coins, which was extremely heavy.
Fang Yuan could even feel many people staring at him like greedy wolves.
”For now… we're still important guests of the auction house, but it's hard to say what will happen after we leave the port!”
Instead of returning to the hotel, Fang Yuan went to the dock directly. ”Start recruiting pirates immediately… Fiery Lotus can load five hundred people, but we only have a hundred now. Bloody Mary is a large pirate port, so there are a plethora of impoverished pirates. We need to recruit as many as possible… But there are two requirements—first, they must specialize in at least one skill, and second, their background must be clean. Understood?”
Of course, to have a clean background did not mean to have never committed a crime, but to be free from any association with other pirate teams. Fang Yuan did not want to recruit a bunch of spies.
”Understood, Captain!” Wilson nodded.
Although the second requirement was a bit hard to meet, he had to do it because it was Fang Yuan's order.
”Bill…” Fang Yuan then called for his henchman. ”Keep an eye on the slave trader Heathfrey, the Octopus Marauder Team, and the merchant from Cecil named Formosa! And be cautious!”
It was obvious that there was conflict among the three parties during the auction. Although they feared Blackbeard and would not do anything against one another in Bloody Mary Port, no one knew what would happen after they left.
In fact, the slave trader held a grudge against Fang Yuan as well. Otherwise, why would Fang Yuan be in a hurry to recruit people?
”Don't worry, boss. I'll find some unfamiliar people!” Bill nodded, implying that he had understood Fang Yuan's hint.
”Great!”
On the dock, Fang Yuan deliberately had all his crew members disembark from the ship. Then he kicked the huge chest full of gold coins, toppling it onto the ground.
If the gold coins had not been surrounded by over a hundred pirates, those red-eyed sailors and pirates outside would definitely have rushed in to plunder the money.
”Since you chose to follow me, I will naturally give you sumptuous rewards!”
Fang Yuan smiled casually. He had done it intentionally to display his generosity to others, which served as an advertisement for the recruitment later.
”Everybody, now come forward to take your portion!”
There were people shouting 'long live the captain' as soon as he announced the decision.
Fang Yuan had always been very generous with money, and those pirates watching the scene were also attracted by it. Some of them immediately approached Fang Yuan's crew and asked for information about Fiery Lotus' recruitment.
As for whether other pirate ship captains would curse Fang Yuan for breaching rules and influencing the market, he did not care at all.
Due to the attraction using gold coins, the recruitment plan proceeded smoothly.
After all, Fiery Lotus was rather special among pirate ships. Mockingbird to Fiery Lotus was like a sparrow to an eagle, and any pirate could see the difference.
Moreover, this generous captain had proved by his action that those who followed him would have enormous potential in the future.
Fang Yuan had recruited more than three hundred pirates by nighttime, each of whom was extremely tough and valiant, prepared to fight at any time.
He did not need anyone else to assist him with the overall decision-making, so his subordinates just needed to be bold when it came to fighting and killing.
There were also a few special talents among them in other aspects.
Fang Yuan even found three people who might have extraordinary items with them. They were superior to common pirates and almost comparable to Butcher.
”Welcome, the three of you. From now on, you'll be my high-level crew members!”
Fang Yuan would naturally meet the three of them in person to establish good relationships.
”It's my honor to serve you, Captain!”
A swordsman in white greeted Fang Yuan, his every movement fitting the standards exactly, just like a noble.
According to Wilson's introduction, his name was Danogu. He was a very famous hermit in Bloody Mary Port and had the alias of Rose Swordsman.
”With sufficient rewards, Youne is willing to serve you!”
And the other two high-level crew members were even more interesting.
One of them was almost eight feet tall and had a strong physique. The small scales scattered on his face and neck implied that he was the mixed-blood child of a human and some other species.
In Fang Yuan's view, Youne should have the bloodline of lizardmen. It was lucky for him to survive until now.
However, repelled by mainstream society, he seemed to have no choice other than to be a pirate.
In Bloody Mary Port, other than dwarves, there were certainly more exotic species. In fact, there were many exotic species mixed among the three hundred pirates that Fang Yuan had recruited.
Of course, a person of mixed blood would sometimes be repelled by both species and face a harsher situation.
”Team leader of the Purgatory Pirate Team, I responded to your recruitment simply because you made an enemy of Heathfrey!” the third high-level crew member said in a distinct voice. She was actually a woman.
Her cloak was slowly taken off, revealing a body in good shape. Her body gleamed in the moonlight like a crescent moon.
Her close-fitting leather clothes revealed large areas of her skin, giving her an untamed charm.
”Moon Elf!?”
Seeing her pointed ears, Fang Yuan could not help nodding.
Moon Elves were an important branch of elves and were active at night. Moreover, due to some problems in their behaviors, they were also known as Dark Elves and Fallen Elves! It was said that their assassination arts were as sharp as their beauty.